Thread: more axle questions

The Series Land Rovers built between 1949 and up to (but not including) the Stage 1 all had 4.7:1 diffs and most of them had Rover front diffs including those with Salisbury rear.

The Salisbury rear diff from the SIII bolts exactly where your original Rover rear diff sits now using the same "U" bolts, shock absorbers and springs etc. There is no engineering needed.

Stage 1 SIII (V8 and Isuzu), County and many Defenders had Salisbury rear diffs but they were 3.54:1 and not compatible with standard Series diffs.

Hope this helps.

Diana

the sals ratio will be the same as the rover.

The one engineering task that will need to be done to fit a Salisbury diff into a S2A the length of the tailshaft.... it needs to be shorter for a Salisbury than for a Rover tailshaft. This also changes the angle of the tail shaft but only slightly

Cheers

PS Has anyone tried fitting a Salisbury diff in the front end???

theyre as rare as rocking horse ****, but there are a few salisbury front diffs out there

Originally Posted by GSKeeper

The one engineering task that will need to be done to fit a Salisbury diff into a S2A the length of the tailshaft.... it needs to be shorter for a Salisbury than for a Rover tailshaft. This also changes the angle of the tail shaft but only slightly

Cheers

PS Has anyone tried fitting a Salisbury diff in the front end???

Just use the tailshaft from the donor vehicle (or the longer section/tube).

Front Salisburies were fitted to:
S111 One-ton models
Armored SIII models
Armored 110 models
FC101s

They are hard to find. Easier to make one yourself.

Originally Posted by GSKeeper

... PS Has anyone tried fitting a Salisbury diff in the front end???

• For a short period at the begining of the Series III 1 ton (not sold in Australia) they had Salisbury front ends with the swivel integral with the axle housing.
• Suffix E Series IIB Forward Controls had Salisbury front diffs, but these were mostly the ones assembled in South Africa for the SA military.
• Land Rover 101" forward controls all have Salisbury front ends with integral swivels on the axle housing.
• The only other ones with Salisbury fronts are the Perenties.

It would be possible to build one up yourself using Stage 1 swivels and CV's than have someone like Hi-Tough Engineering to make up some special axle halfshafts for you. Once again the problem will be the shorter length of the prop shaft and the resulting angle of the spicer joints, making it only viable in the 6 cyl chassis vehicles.

Diana

P.S. Didn't know about the armoured ones having them. thanks IsuzuRover

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

• The only other ones with Salisbury fronts are the Perenties.

Pretty sure they came with a 4.7:1 4 pinion rover diff

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

• For a short period at the begining of the Series III 1 ton (not sold in Australia) they had Salisbury front ends with the swivel integral with the axle housing.
• Suffix E Series IIB Forward Controls had Salisbury front diffs, but these were mostly the ones assembled in South Africa for the SA military.
• Land Rover 101" forward controls all have Salisbury front ends with integral swivels on the axle housing.
• The only other ones with Salisbury fronts are the Perenties.

It would be possible to build one up yourself using Stage 1 swivels and CV's than have someone like Hi-Tough Engineering to make up some special axle halfshafts for you. Once again the problem will be the shorter length of the prop shaft and the resulting angle of the spicer joints, making it only viable in the 6 cyl chassis vehicles.

Diana

P.S. Didn't know about the armoured ones having them. thanks IsuzuRover

No worries.

I have never seen a perentie with a salisbury. The 6x6 models have a cast diff housing (instead of pressed/tube) which weighs a ton, but still runs a rover diff (albeit a specially made 4.7 reverse-cut crownwheel and pinion that can only be fitted to 3.54 centres).

I have seen one-ten front axles with bolt-on swivels.

You are right that we didn't get any one-tons - the only front sals's that made it here were in FC101s AFAIK.